ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in India
India: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 32.82 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in India, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in India is 32.82 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
India ranks 58th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26.53 % | — |
| 2019 | 27.71 % | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 28.63 % | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 28.51 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 29.03 % | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 32.8 % | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 32.82 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.12 % | 26.53 % | 27.71 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.36 % | 28.51 % | 32.82 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 33.26 %
- 56 Serbia 33.04 % compare
- 57 Costa Rica 32.9 % compare
- 59 Philippines 32.66 % compare
- 60 Romania 32.28 % compare
- 61 Slovakia 31.12 % compare
More economy & growth data for India
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 35.69 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in India?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in India was 32.82 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 32.82 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.53 % in 2018.
- How does India rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- India ranks 58th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.